Intel has been like a university to me. You learn and grow a lot in a very short time. Since it's a semiconductor business, the industry is fast and aggressive. If you are passionate about your career and are young and single, Intel is the place to be.
A lot of politics on the processor side of the company. People are trying hard to let others down and shine themselves so they don't receive an IR.
Pay increases can be slow, unless you are competitive and really put in the time and effort, or you change job roles internally frequently.
Job insecurity: there will be re-orgs, and you will need to outshine to keep your current job. It is possible that you are a valuable asset, but the project gets moved or canceled, so you have to hawk internal openings all the time. Not a great feeling if you have a family to feed.
Applied through an employee referral. Started with a phone interview with the manager of the area for which I was applying. The phone interview lasted about 30-45 minutes and involved explaining details of my PhD research and describing specific wor
First, I had a phone screening with an operations manager that went over the job role, expectations, and schedule. Second, there was an onsite interview with three technicians and an operations manager. These technicians are individuals you would wo
Full-day interviews started right after a one-hour presentation. I was invited for an on-site interview day in Hillsboro. I met with many engineers and had about seven interviews back-to-back, with a one-hour off-site lunch during the lunch break.
Applied through an employee referral. Started with a phone interview with the manager of the area for which I was applying. The phone interview lasted about 30-45 minutes and involved explaining details of my PhD research and describing specific wor
First, I had a phone screening with an operations manager that went over the job role, expectations, and schedule. Second, there was an onsite interview with three technicians and an operations manager. These technicians are individuals you would wo
Full-day interviews started right after a one-hour presentation. I was invited for an on-site interview day in Hillsboro. I met with many engineers and had about seven interviews back-to-back, with a one-hour off-site lunch during the lunch break.